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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1785.
Congress assembled. Present, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
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Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina; and from the state of Maryland, Mr. [James] McHenry, and from Georgia, Mr. [William] Houston.
On the report of a committee, consisting of Mr. [David] Howell, Mr. [Archibald] Stewart and Mr. [Hugh] Williamson, to whom was referred a letter of C. L'Enfant, Engineer in the late Army of the United States, with the papers enclosed; a memorial on the necessity of establishing a corps of Engineers, and a dissertation on the qualifications of an Engineer.
Resolved, That the said papers be placed on file in the Office of the Secretary of Congress.
Congress proceeded to the election of three Commissioners to constitute a board of Treasury, conformable to the Ordinance of the twenty eighth of May, 1784, and the ballots being taken, Mr. John Lewis Gervais, Mr. Samuel Osgood and Mr. Walter Livingston, were elected: the first having been previously nominated by Mr. [Jacob] Read, the second by Mr. [Samuel] Holten, and the third by Mr. [Archibald] Stewart.1
[Note 1: 1 On this day, as the indorsement states, was read a letter of January 18 from John Dickinson, the President of Pennsylvania, relative to claims of Pennsylvania citizens against the United States and the Connecticut claimants to Pennsylvania lands. It is in No. 69, II, folio 487.
On this day also the committee, appointed December 22, 1784, on the letter from the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, of December 20, requesting two additional commissioners to settle accounts in that state, was renewed, with Mr. [Zephaniah] Platt in place of Mr. [Robert R.] Livingston. A report was rendered January 26.
On this day also, according to Committee Book, No. 190, a petition from Benjamin Rush, in behalf of the trustees of Dickinson College, to rent the public buildings at Carlisle was referred to Mr. [David] Howell, Mr. [James] McHenry and Mr. [William] Henry who reported February 7.
Also the address of the New York Chamber of Commerce was referred to Mr. [Zephaniah] Platt, Mr. [James] McHenry and Mr. [Samuel] Hardy who reported February 4.
Also the Committee of the Whole took into consideration the letter of December 24, 1784, from the Governor of Connecticut relative to claims of settlers in the Wyoming Valley, with a memorial of the inhabitants and the proceedings of the Connecticut legislature thereon. See post, August 19.
Also was read a letter from Nathanael Greene, regarding Capt. Finnie, dated January 25, 1785. It is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 155, II, folio 702.
On this day, according to the indorsement, Mr. [Zephaniah] Platt was substituted for Mr. R. R. Livingston on the committee of December 20, 1784, on the letter from the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania (President John Dickinson). See post, January 26, January 28 and February 11.
Also, according to indorsement, the letter from the Superintendent of Finance, dated January 15, 1782, on the establishment of a mint, was this day referred to the Grand Committee. This was the Grand Committee of January 17, with a few changes in personnel, which, was renewed, according to Committee Book No. 186, on April 6.]
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